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Lexbuzz Edition #42: Secret that took decades to crack
Hello, Word Lovers!
Did you know Beatrix Potter, the beloved creator of Peter Rabbit, kept a secret diary for nearly 16 years—and wrote it in a code of her own? Even after her death, the mysterious writing remained unread for decades, until someone finally cracked the code.
Have you ever kept a diary?
🌀 Weekly Word Wonder: MYSTIQUE
Pronunciation: /mɪˈstiːk/
Part of speech: Noun
Definition: An aura of mystery, glamour, or romantic fascination surrounding a person, place, or activity — the sense that something is intriguing precisely because it resists being fully seen or explained.
Origin: From French mystique, from Latin mysticus, from Greek mystikos ("connected with mysteries, secret, esoteric"), from mystes ("one who has been initiated"). The word entered English in the late 19th century through French, originally used in religious contexts to describe the spiritual insight of the initiated, and broadened during the twentieth century to describe the magnetic appeal of the unexplained.
Usage:
- The actress carried an air of mystique that intrigued the public for decades.
- The small coastal village's mystique came from its foggy mornings and quiet harbour.
🕵️ What's Special?
This week, archaeologists at the Roman frontier fort of Deultum in Bulgaria opened a storage jar—a dolium, once used by the Romans to store grain and oil—and found something unexpected inside. The skeletal remains of a man lay curled at the bottom, hidden beneath nearly two thousand years of dust. The unusual discovery has researchers investigating how and why the man came to be inside the ancient vessel.
More about Secret Diary...
Leslie Linder, a scholar, spent years deciphering Potter’s diary, eventually publishing the complete transcription in 1966. It gave readers a rare glimpse into her everyday life, thoughts, and observations.
🧩 Community Puzzle
Jumbled Letters: Unscramble these words.
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OARTTPRI (An artistic representation of a person or animal) →
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ATLEPTE (A surface or range of colors used by an artist) →
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HRGITEEA (Something passed down from earlier generations) →
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IULQL (A feather once used as a writing instrument) →
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RITPYCC (Mysterious or difficult to understand) →
Last Week's Answers (Edition #41)
Jumbled Letters
- RFEILFY — FIREFLY
- SPGSRAHEOPR — GRASSHOPPER
- AICCDA — CICADA
- ETMREIT — TERMITE
- GDARONLFY — DRAGONFLY
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Lexbuzz Edition #41: How is a word tile like an insect segment?
Hello, Word Lovers!
What do a beetle and a dictionary have in common?
Both are built from small pieces joined together. Both carry a long history inside them. And both reveal something interesting when you look closely.
On 27 August 2026, a paper published in Nature described a 324-million-year-old fossil insect from western Texas that is quietly rewriting the origin story of every bug that has ever lived. The little creature, named Chosha praecursor, kept paddle-like abdominal limbs that helped it swim — long after its ancestors were supposed to have committed to dry land.
The takeaway? Insects didn't conquer the land in one bold leap. They waded in, a series of small changes, the same way a word builds itself tile by tile.
The word INSECT itself comes from the Latin insectum — "cut into" — because their bodies are split into segments.
🌀 Weekly Word Wonder: EXUVIA
Pronunciation: ek-SOO-vee-uh
Part of speech: Noun
Definition: The cast-off outer covering of an insect, crustacean, or other arthropod — the empty exoskeleton left behind after a moult. Sometimes used more broadly for anything shed or discarded.
Origin: From Latin exuviae "that which is stripped from the body" — originally the spoils taken from a defeated warrior. The verb is exuere "to strip off, lay aside, put off." Borrowed into English in the 17th century, first by literary writers; popularised in zoological use by 19th-century naturalists. The same root gives the verb EXUVIATE ("to moult").
Usage:
- After the cicada's final moult, the papery exuvia clung to the bark of the tree for weeks.
- Paleontologists often identify ancient arthropod species from a single fossilised exuvia rather than a whole body.
🔬 What's Special?
On 1 September, the world quietly marks World Letter Writing Day — a small holiday built around one large question: when did you last write a letter to someone you love?
Most of our writing now happens in chat threads and email subject lines. A letter is something else — slower to send, slower to arrive, and almost always slower to forget. It can be held, re-read, and kept in a drawer for a decade.
Many of our players have fond memories of writing and receiving letters. Do you still write to friends or relatives? Do you keep a special letter — Share a memory with us.
🧩 Community Puzzle — Letter Swap
Jumbled Letters: Unscramble these words.
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RFEILFY (Glows on a summer evening) →
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SPGSRAHEOPR (Long-legged insect that can leap great distances) →
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AICCDA (Insect famous for its loud summer song) →
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ETMREIT (Insect that lives in a colony and can damage wood) →
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GDARONLFY (Fast-flying insect that catches mosquitoes) →
Last Week's Answers (Edition #40)
Jumbled Letters
- LYOLERGA — ALLEGORY (an extended metaphor conveying a moral truth)
- PALRABE — PARABLE (a short narrative illustrating a moral lesson)
- TONMEMY — METONYMY (substitution of a related word or phrase)
- UAEQTANYRR — QUATERNARY (relating to the number four)
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Lexbuzz Edition #40: Hidden History of "Hobbit"
Hello, Word Lovers!
Did you ever wonder where the word Hobbit came from?
In 1937, Oxford professor J. R. R. Tolkien introduced it to the world in a wonderfully ordinary sentence — “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit” — while correcting student papers. That little word became the title of his novel The Hobbit, and eventually led readers into the much larger world of The Lord of the Rings.
A curious little beginning for two of the most beloved works of fantasy literature and for a word that would eventually find its way into dictionaries and onto word-game boards.
🌀 Weekly Word Wonder: Depone
Pronunciation: dee-POHN
Part of speech: Verb
Definition: To give evidence or testimony under oath; to make a formal statement, especially in a legal setting.
Origin: From Latin dēpōnere, meaning “to put down” or “to lay aside.” The word entered English through legal usage.
Usage:
- The witness was asked to depone about what he had seen that night.
- Several experts were asked to depone about the circumstances surrounding the case.
📖 More Three Words
i. Smial — Tolkien created smial for a Hobbit's underground home, drawing on an old English dialect word meaning a burrow.
ii. Orc — Tolkien incorporated orc into his mythology, while drawing on older Germanic/Old English linguistic material rather than simply inventing the sound from nothing. His early invented languages already contained Elves, Orcs, trolls and other creatures.
iii. Mithril — Tolkien-created word for the precious silver-like metal found in Middle-earth. It became so recognizable that mithril is now used outside Tolkien's fiction as a fantasy term.
🔎 Community Puzzle
Jumbled Letters: Unscramble these words.
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LYOLERGA —
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PALRABE —
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TONMEMY —
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UAEQTANYRR —
(Relating to the number four)
Last Week's Answers (Edition #39)
Jumbled Letters
- TANOILE — ELATION
- AUHPORIE — EUPHORIA
- BNLITJUA — JUBILANT
- PERUTAR — RAPTURE
- COLIFR — FROLIC
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Lexbuzz Edition #39: What Keeps Us Curious at 90?
Hello, Word Lovers!
“I can’t get into my Lex games — please help, I am 90 years old.”
Before we can even ask for a few details, another message often arrives: “Managed it now. All OK. Back to play!”
Many of our players in their eighties and nineties continue to approach new devices, changing screens, and unexpected tech glitches with remarkable patience and determination. Their enthusiasm to keep playing is almost always stronger than the obstacle itself.
That kind of quiet persistence isn't new. The world’s oldest surviving photograph, taken in the 1820s, required hours of continuous exposure just to capture a single image. Imagine the sheer patience behind that one frame.
It feels like a perfect reflection of this week’s theme. Whatever challenges arise, true enthusiasm reveals itself through curiosity, patience, and the quiet refusal to give up—a spirit our oldest players demonstrate every single day.
🌀 Weekly Word Wonder: EXULTATION
Pronunciation: eg-zul-TAY-shun
Part of speech: Noun
Definition: A feeling of great happiness, triumph, or elation; jubilation; the state of leaping for joy.
Origin: From Latin exsultationem ("a leaping for joy, jubilant leaping"), from exsultare / exultare ("to leap about, dance, rejoice") — itself ex- ("out") + saltare ("to leap, dance"). The same root gives French exulter, Italian esultare, and Spanish exultar. English has had the verb exult since the 15th century; exultation as a noun followed a century later.
Usage:
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The stadium shook with exultation after the winning goal.
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There was a quiet exultation in her voice — the satisfaction of a puzzle solved.
✨ Did You Know
Never Give Up Day (Aug 18): This day was inspired by the belief that persistence is like a muscle—the more you practice sticking with tough tasks, the stronger your brain gets at solving them!
World Photography Day (Aug 19): The world’s oldest surviving photograph was taken by French inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce around 1826. Titled View from the Window at Le Gras, the image shows the rooftops surrounding his estate and required hours of continuous exposure to capture!
World Senior Citizens’ Day (Aug 21): Recognizing the wisdom, achievements, and invaluable contributions of our older generations.
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Fauja Singh finished the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 2011 at the age of 100, becoming the first centenarian to complete a full marathon.
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Hamako Mori (known online as "Gamer Grandma") officially set the Guinness World Record as the oldest gaming YouTuber at age 90.
COMMUNITY PUZZLE
Jumbled Letters: Unscramble these words.
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TANOILE (Sudden, soaring happiness) —
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AUHPORIE (A feeling of intense, exaggerated well-being) —
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BNLITJUA (Triumphant, celebratory) —
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PERUTAR (A state of being carried away by joy or pleasure) —
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COLIFR (To play or move about in a carefree, joyful way) —
Last Week's Answers (Edition #38)
Jumbled Letters
- KSWIHRE — WHISKER
- NLEFIE — FELINE
- WLROP — PROWL
- GLIHTWIT — TWILIGHT
- WDECLOR — CLOWDER
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